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Curex vs Sesame Care

Curex and Sesame Care both offer GLP-1 telehealth to women, but they make different trade-offs on PCOS and hormonal suitability, clinical oversight, price and access. Here they are side-by-side on the Luna Fit Score — our women's-health rubric.

Curex

Ranked #36 for women · Grade B

Best for: Women who want the freedom to choose or switch molecules at one flat price, with an oral option and accreditation.

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Sesame Care

Higher score

Ranked #4 for women · Grade B

Best for: Shoppers who want genuine FDA-approved brand-name GLP-1s and the ability to pick their own provider and see the price up front, rather than one fixed compounded program.

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The verdict for women

Higher Luna Fit Score: Sesame Care

Sesame Care edges out Curex on the Luna Fit Score, 85 to 84 (B vs B). Shoppers who want genuine FDA-approved brand-name GLP-1s and the ability to pick their own provider and see the price up front, rather than one fixed compounded program. The reasoning behind that number is in the Sesame Care scorecard.

Curex is still a genuine option — identical pricing on both molecules plus an oral option from an accredited platform — appealing if you want to switch between semaglutide and tirzepatide without a price penalty. Weigh the six women's-health factors below against your own priorities; what we found reviewing Curex goes through each of them, and if neither of these two is the one, the full field we rank against Curex widens the field.

Side-by-side on the six factors

Both providers scored on the same women's-health rubric — the higher side on each factor is marked. See the methodology.

Curex Sesame Care
PCOS & hormonal suitability8484
Curex
Sesame
Clinical oversight & labs7888
Curex
Sesame
Price transparency8480
Curex
Sesame
Nationwide access9592
Curex
Sesame
Ongoing support8482
Curex
Sesame
Cancellation fairness8285
Curex
Sesame

Price, access & features

DetailCurexSesame Care
Luna Fit Score84/100 · B85/100 · B
Overall rank#36#4
Semaglutide$199/moCare $59/mo only on the 12-month prepay, otherwise $99 billed every 28 days (13 charges a year) — plus the drug: brand Wegovy pill from $149/mo at 1.5 and 4 mg only, $299/mo at 9 and 25 mg
Tirzepatide$199/moCare $59/mo on the 12-month prepay, otherwise $99 per 28 days — plus the drug: brand Zepbound vial $299/mo (2.5 mg), $399 (5 mg), $449 (7.5–15 mg); KwikPen $299 / $399 / $499 / $699 (10–15 mg)
CoverageAll 50 statesNationwide marketplace
Brand-name accessCompounded onlyYes
Oral / sublingualYesYes

Curex

Ranked #36 · Grade B

What we like

  • Same price for semaglutide and tirzepatide — no penalty for choosing the molecule that suits insulin-resistant PCOS
  • Offers an oral/sublingual form
  • LegitScript-accredited and nationwide

The caveats

  • Mid-market pricing rather than budget
  • No FDA-approved brand access; general program

Sesame Care

Ranked #4 · Grade B

What we like

  • Real FDA-approved brand-name access — Wegovy pen and pill, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro and Rybelsus
  • Established platform (operating since 2018) with LegitScript, BBB accreditation and large third-party review volume
  • You choose the provider and see the price up front — genuine marketplace transparency

The caveats

  • A generalist marketplace, not a dedicated weight-loss program — lighter ongoing hand-holding than a specialist desk
  • Two-part cost (a platform subscription plus the medication) makes the true monthly total harder to compare
  • Brand-name cash prices can run high without insurance

Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; the Luna Fit Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.

More head-to-heads

Neither Curex nor Sesame Care is only worth comparing with the other. Curex is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 9 points apart on the Luna Fit Score — see Curex vs CoreAge Rx for women. Sesame Care is also written up against CoreAge Rx, 8 points apart — see Sesame Care against CoreAge Rx, factor by factor.

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